Back in July, I had the unique opportunity to cover the Catalpa Festival out on Randall’s Island Park, and as you may have guessed if you manage to take 500 photos of the events and […]
“Yellow Bridges” is the first single off the Los Angeles/San Diego instrumental group, El Ten Eleven’s fifth album, Transitions. Each of the album’s tracks are inspired by and encapsulate the various life changes that we all frequently […]
Yes’ “Owner of a Lonely Heart,” brings back a lot of memories for me. In fact, I remember being fascinated by the video, which was played fairly often on MTV. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
“Slipping Away,” is the first single off Not Quite Yours, the Seattle, WA-based Barcelona’s follow up to their 2009 debut, Absolutes. Not Quite Yours which was independently released, offers a change in direction for the band. Interestingly, this track […]
Pony Boy covered Father John Misty’s “Hollywood Forever Cemetery” and I think it’s necessary to hear the original song – both versions are creepy in their own right but Misty’s version manages to sound as […]
Marchelle Bradanini, better known as Pony Boy has become a new favorite of mine – her voice is a smoky, sultry croon that perfectly fits songs focusing on murder, despair and loneliness. This cover of […]
“Victory Gin,” is the latest single off the Linus Pauling Quartet’s recently released Bag of Hammers. The video is surreal and charmingly cute as it portrays each band member as a sock puppet … But seriously, […]
Although it’s been uncommonly and unseasonably warm here in New York, Those Darlins’ “Summer’s Dead,” which was released on Tuesday, is particularly fitting for two reasons – summer has been over for about two weeks, […]
Jemez Mountain Hawkz was the brainchild of the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based Dameon Lee Waggoner of Scared of Chaka, who recruited singer/songwriter Ian Moore, Waggoner’s former bandmate, Dave Hernandez (who was also a member of the Shins), Drew Church of Little Cuts, and […]
Latency Magazine feature: Avon Junkies
The September issue of Latency Magazine focused on the truly forgotten borough – Staten Island. My friend Jenny Lando had asked me to contribute to this issue for a few weeks, and eventually I did. My contribution […]
